Jamal Khashoggi: The World Deserves Answers
PEN America will continue to follow the case closely and to advocate for the Saudi regime to provide clarity about Jamal Khashoggi’s whereabouts. More
PEN America Condemns Legal Harassment of Turkish Publisher and Activist Ragip Zarakolu
“The use of the judicial system to harass writers, publishers, and journalists has eviscerated freedom of expression in Turkey and has effectively stifled peaceful speech that is seen as… More
DARE: How a Trump Tariff is Strangling American Newspapers
Trump Administration's tariff on the price of Canadian-produced paper drives up the cost of newsprint. More
DARE: U.S. Senate Unanimously Passes Resolution Affirming the Press ‘is Not the Enemy of the People’
U.S. Senate passes resolution affirming that "the press is not the enemy of the people." Trump claims "collusion" by media outlets nationwide that each published their own editorial in… More
DARE: Trump’s Remarkable Attempt to Walk Back His Russia Comments
"Would" becomes "wouldn't" as President Trump tries to walk back on his words. Judge lifts court order on Los Angeles Times. More
Release of Mehmet Altan Represents a Welcome First Step for Free Expression in Turkey
“This ruling, while very welcome and a great relief for Mehmet and his family, is only a first step in restoring justice in this case.” More
DARE: Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Will Retire
Rights, precedents, and values at stake as Justice Anthony Kennedy resigns, opening way for contentious battle over new Trump nominee to U.S. Supreme Court. More
DARE: ‘I Would Have Done the Same Thing Again.’ Restaurant Owner on Why She Asked Sarah Huckabee Sanders to Leave
Restaurant owner asks White House press secretary to leave, saying this is a time of “uncomfortable” moral choices. More
DARE: Listen to Children Who’ve Just Been Separated From Their Parents at the Border
ProPublica fuels the fire of a raging debate over family separations at the border through release of an audiotape of children wailing for their parents. LA Times, under new… More
Çayan Demirel and Ertuğrul Mavioğlu | Status: On Trial | Turkey
Award-winning filmmaker Çayan Demirel and veteran journalist Ertuğrul Mavioğlu, the two Turkish directors of the documentary Bakur (which means north in Kurdish), are facing up to 5 years in… More
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